Both video game consoles/accessories and electronics had their sales increased by 18 percent from where they were a year ago.

However, consumers spent much more on apparel during Black Friday, and boosted the category to the No. 1 overall spot for the single-day.

In years past, computer hardware typically leads the Black Friday chart (it fell to No. 2 slot this year), but comScore indicated apparel was responsible for more than 25 percent of all sales during the busiest shopping day of the year.

There's no indicator from comScore as to why 2012 is outpacing 2011 so drastically, but the increase in online shoppers isn't bad for all businesses - just the ones without online shopping options.

TechRadar asked comScore for a possible reason behind the record numbers, and will update this story when and if we hear back from the company.